Standing on a lake edge and eager to spot some wildlife, zoologist and author Jo Wimpenny is disappointed to just find a moorhen. But then she stops herself - why does no one get excited about seeing these birds? From climbing trees to promiscuity and egg dumping, Jo finds out there is far more to moorhen life than its humble status suggests.Presented by Jo Wimpenny and produced by Sophie Anton for BBC Audio in BristolThis programme features recordings from Xeno-Canto by Simon Elliott (Common Moorhen - XC572582 and XC572900)
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Tolga Aktas on the Jay
Conservation biologist Tolga Aktas remembers his first encounter with a jay, in a busy park in south London. Even though jays are widespread in the UK, they can be elusive, so to see such a colourful and exotic-looking bird in his humble park was a special moment. Autumn is a great time to look out for jays, when they're foraging for and burying acorns, to retrieve later in the winter.Presented by Tolga Aktas and produced by Sophie Anton for BBC Audio in BristolThis programme features a recording from Xeno-Canto by Arjun Dutta (Eurasian Jay - XC915378)
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Amy-Jane Beer on the Song Thrush
The song thrush's morning proclamations remind naturalist and writer Amy-Jane Beer that she's home. In this episode Amy describes how she finds the confident delivery of this species' song reassuring and grounding in troubled times.Produced by Sophie Anton for BBC Audio in Bristol
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George McGavin on the Snowy Owl
Entomologist and wildlife presenter George McGavin describes a magical encounter with a snowy owl. The sighting happened while George was on a university field recording trip fifty years ago, on the island of Unst in Shetland. Snowy owls primarily live in the polar Arctic regions, and while a small number have previously bred in Shetland, they remain rare visitors, so to spot one in the British Isles is incredibly lucky. Presented by George McGavin and produced by Sophie Anton for BBC Audio in BristolFeaturing a recording from Xeno-Canto by Patrik Åberg: Snowy owl - XC277682
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Hannah Stitfall on the Chiffchaff
For wildlife filmmaker and TV presenter Hannah Stitfall, the chiffchaff's song is the first sign of Spring. Each year in March and April she will spend hours following these little birds along the hedgerows trying to get some good shots, watching them feeding from flowering blackthorn, with their beaks covered in pollen. By mid-summer chiffchaffs shift their energy from courtship to preparation, as they will soon be off on their long migration to their wintering grounds. Hannah always listens out for the chiffchaff's last song of the season, before they head back to southern Europe and North Africa.Presented by Hannah Stitfall and produced by Sophie Anton for BBC Audio Production in Bristol.
Discover birds through their songs and calls. Each Tweet of the Day begins with a call or song, followed by a story of fascinating ornithology inspired by the sound.
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